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If you have a query about growing Australian native plants in Victoria or knowledge about selecting and cultivating them which you would like to share, post it here. APS Victoria members regularly monitor this forum, posting answers to your queries.
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Maurits, please introduce yourself
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Hi Maurits - thanks for posting the photographs. Please tell us about
yourself. Are you growing these Australian plants in the Netherlands?
By the way, the Phormium is not actually Australian, it's from New
Zealand.
Best wishes and happy gardening
Elaine
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Orchid ID
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Hello Vinny The orchid image you have posted looks like Cyanicula caerulea (common name - Blue Fingers). If you are interested in orchid ID, I can offer some insight by referring you to my website which is located at [link] Cathy
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Purple orchid I.D?
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Went for a wander through some bushland near Bendigo and noticed lots
fo things are starting to flower :).
Observed heaps of Ptereostylis and Diuris pardina orchids aswell as a
few Acacia's (gunnii, acinacea, williamsoni, pyncantha & hakiodes) and
pea a flower (Davesia ulicifolia).
But I came across one orchid in particular I couldn't put a name to, I... more »
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Ash, what plant are your beautiful photos?
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Ash, you have posted three photographs of a fluffy red flower on a
plant with pinnate leaves. What is the plant? If you can, please
change the file name to the plant name, or can you tell other members
what it is and we can change the file name for you?
Thanks, Elaine
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Eucalypt hybrids
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Walking through some forest not far out of Wallan not long ago I come
across a Eucalypt I couldn't put a name on, E. rubida and E. obliqua
were both present in the area and the unknown Eucalypt seemed to
possess traits of both.
Is anyone familiar with such a Eucalypt hybrid? Any information about... more »
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Brachychiton populneus
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Does anyone know a source of tubestock of Brachychiton populneus in
the general vicinity of Bunyip?
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Bio-diesel producing plants/seeds.
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Goodafternoon,
I am looking for plants/seeds which will be easy to grow in Victoria
climate mainly in barren lands without disturbing the fertile land
(used for food consumption). Some examples i know of are rapeseeds,
castor seeds, jathropa plant, mainly oil producing plants/seeds but
want to know if they can be grown here in Victoria? Is there any... more »
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Green Roofs Plants
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Dear friends,
I wish to experiment with green roofs and I wish to know if you can
suggest me Victorian native plants like grasses, tussocks, prostrate,
groundcovers, alpines, succulents, small shrubs, etc. that would
easily grow in 5cm/10cm (max 15cm) of media and that could withstand
period of dryness.... more »
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edible mushrooms
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I quote from the publication Fungi Downunder " While it is commonly believed that anything called a 'mushroom' is edible, and a 'toadstool' poisonous, this is a fallacy. . . . Importantly, it should be noted that fruit-bodies of many species are indeed poisonous, and there is no general rule for determining edibility or otherwise. Unless you have reliable advice . . ., it is best not to sample any unknown specimen, regardless of what it is called.... more »
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Are these mushrooms edible?
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Hi there,
are these mushrooms edible? Are in my backyard. Smell nice. Its just,
if they were edible they would taste better than bought ones.
[link]
Cheers,
Steffen
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